diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 3392628968c0..d8b9003d1779 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     LPR \
     LS_COLORS \
     LZMA_SUPPORT \
-    LOADER_EFI \
     LOADER_GELI \
+    LOADER_OFW \
+    LOADER_UBOOT \
     MAIL \
     MAILWRAPPER \
     MAKE \
@@ -297,8 +298,21 @@ BROKEN_OPTIONS+=SSP
 .endif
 # EFI doesn't exist on mips, powerpc, sparc or riscv.
 .if ${__T:Mmips*} || ${__T:Mpowerpc*} || ${__T:Msparc64} || ${__T:Mriscv*}
-BROKEN_OPTIONS+=EFI LOADER_EFI
+BROKEN_OPTIONS+=EFI
 .endif
+# GELI isn't supported on !x86
+.if ${__T} != "i386" && ${__T} != "amd64"
+BROKEN_OPTIONS+=LOADER_GELI
+.endif
+# OFW is only for powerpc and sparc64, exclude others
+.if ${__T:Mpowerpc*} == "" && ${__T:Msparc64} == ""
+BROKEN_OPTIONS+=LOADER_OFW
+.endif
+# UBOOT is only for arm, mips and powerpc, exclude others
+.if ${__T:Marm*} == "" && ${__T:Mmips*} == "" && ${__T:Mpowerpc*} == ""
+BROKEN_OPTIONS+=LOADER_UBOOT
+.endif
+
 .if ${__T:Mmips64*}
 # profiling won't work on MIPS64 because there is only assembly for o32
 BROKEN_OPTIONS+=PROFILE
diff --git a/stand/Makefile b/stand/Makefile
index a22d771acb68..59eb324a8258 100644
--- a/stand/Makefile
+++ b/stand/Makefile
@@ -2,28 +2,43 @@
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
-SUBDIR+=		libsa
-.if ${MK_FORTH} != "no"
-# Build the add-in FORTH interpreter.
-SUBDIR+=		ficl
-SUBDIR+=		forth
-.endif
-.if ${MK_LOADER_LUA} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		liblua
-SUBDIR+=		lua
+# For amd64 we have to build 32 and 64 bit versions of things. For
+# others we don't. LIB32LIST is a list of libraries, which if
+# included, need to be built 32-bit as well.
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "amd64"
+LIB32LIST=libsa ficl liblua zfs
 .endif
 
-SUBDIR+=		defaults
-SUBDIR+=		man
+S.yes+=			libsa
+
+S.${MK_FORTH}+=		ficl
+S.${MK_FORTH}+=		forth
+S.${MK_LOADER_LUA}+=	liblua
+S.${MK_LOADER_LUA}+=	lua
+S.${MK_FDT}+=		fdt
+S.${MK_LOADER_OFW}+=	ofw
+S.${MK_ZFS}+=		zfs
+S.yes+=			defaults
+S.yes+=			man
+
+S.${MK_LOADER_GELI}+=	geli
 
 .include <bsd.arch.inc.mk>
 
-.if ${MK_EFI} != "no" && ${MK_LOADER_EFI} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		efi
-.endif
+S.${MK_EFI}+=		efi
+S.${MK_LOADER_UBOOT}+=	uboot
 
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/${MACHINE}/.)
-SUBDIR+=		${MACHINE}
+S.yes+=         ${MACHINE}
 .endif
 
+# Build the actual subdir list from S.yes, adding in the 32-bit
+# variant if necessary.
+.for _x in ${S.yes}
+SUBDIR+=${_x}
+.if defined(LIB32LIST) && ${LIB32LIST:M${_x}}
+SUBDIR+=${_x}32
+.endif
+.endfor
+
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/stand/Makefile.amd64 b/stand/Makefile.amd64
index 3ae816158168..b2b918ebed5b 100644
--- a/stand/Makefile.amd64
+++ b/stand/Makefile.amd64
@@ -1,20 +1,4 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-SUBDIR+=		libsa32
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		zfs zfs32
-.endif
-.if ${MK_FORTH} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		ficl32
-.endif
-.if ${MK_LOADER_LUA} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		liblua32
-.endif
-
-SUBDIR+=		userboot
-
-.if ${MK_LOADER_GELI} == "yes"
-SUBDIR+=		geli
-.endif
-
-SUBDIR+=		i386
+S.yes+=		userboot
+S.yes+=		i386
diff --git a/stand/Makefile.arm b/stand/Makefile.arm
deleted file mode 100644
index afd3319e48a1..000000000000
--- a/stand/Makefile.arm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-.if ${MK_FDT} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		fdt
-.endif
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		zfs
-.endif
-
-SUBDIR+=		uboot
diff --git a/stand/Makefile.arm64 b/stand/Makefile.arm64
deleted file mode 100644
index e3bf756bd745..000000000000
--- a/stand/Makefile.arm64
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-.if ${MK_FDT} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		fdt
-.endif
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		zfs
-.endif
diff --git a/stand/Makefile.i386 b/stand/Makefile.i386
deleted file mode 100644
index 1936f593da3f..000000000000
--- a/stand/Makefile.i386
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-.if ${MK_LOADER_GELI} == "yes"
-SUBDIR+=		geli
-.endif
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		zfs
-.endif
diff --git a/stand/Makefile.mips b/stand/Makefile.mips
deleted file mode 100644
index 46fc5742fbf6..000000000000
--- a/stand/Makefile.mips
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-.if ${MK_FDT} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		fdt
-.endif
-
-SUBDIR+=		uboot
diff --git a/stand/Makefile.powerpc b/stand/Makefile.powerpc
deleted file mode 100644
index b7660f4600d4..000000000000
--- a/stand/Makefile.powerpc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-.if ${MK_FDT} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		fdt
-.endif
-
-SUBDIR+=		ofw
-SUBDIR+=		uboot
diff --git a/stand/Makefile.sparc64 b/stand/Makefile.sparc64
deleted file mode 100644
index 40b42e9c18e1..000000000000
--- a/stand/Makefile.sparc64
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-SUBDIR+=		ofw
-.if ${MK_ZFS} != "no"
-SUBDIR+=		zfs
-.endif